The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-11-24
NOV. 9, 1887.

The board of Lincoln county Dako-
tn, met in adjourned session ut the
county auditors office on Wednesday
November 9, 1887.
Present were chairman Gerber and
commissioners Ole Hokenstad and J.
A. Fowles.
L. Williams (pauper) appeared be-
fore the board and asked for aid from
the county, After hearing his case it
was on motion decided to allow said
Williams and wife the sum of SO.
per month until April 1st, 1888.
Mrs. E. Sullivan (paupes) asked the
board for aid from the county during
the winter. After due consideration
it was decided to allow said pauper the
sum of 5000 per month until January
1st, 1888.
On motion adjourned at o'clock p.
m. to meet at 9 q. m. next day.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
The board met Thursday morning
pursuant to adjournment. Full board
present.
James Saulter having applied for
aid from the county it was Oh motion
decided to allow said Saulter and wife
(paupers) the SUM Of $40. as temporary
relief.
Mrs. G. Nordtvedt also appeared
before the board and asked for aid for
the support of her husband, whereup-
on the board decided to allow said
Nordtvedt (psuper) the sum of $500
peY month from date to January 1st,
! 1883.
Ed. Golden Jr. came before the
board with request to have certain
personal property tax that was assessed
and charged to Ed. Golden, Sr. in Day
ton township for the year A. D. 1875
stricken from the tax list for the reason
that said Golden did not have property
in Dayton township that year, and fol
| the further reason that same property
was assessed and charged against sale
Golden in Canton township for tht
same year. The board therefore or
dersd same stricken from the tax list
On motion the county treasurer was
authorized and instructed to redeem
from tax sale the following described
real estate: NE4 SCI Sec. II, township
9e, range 48, and NJ NW4 and Sc!
NW4 SW3 NE4 Sec. "a, township SO
range so. Also lot of block 4, Higl
land addition to Canton.
The said described tracts being er
roneously taxed for the years 1885 ant
1886.
A petition filed by VIM. Robertson
asking the board to take some step
toward canoelling certain treasurer
deed issued to VIM. NJ. Cuppett on
lot in Hills addition to Canton. O
motion the said petition was rejected
An affidavit having been filed b
Lars Alness asking the board to strik
from tax list of 1886, certain persons
tax charged against him. After COZ
sideration it was ordered that said ia
, be stricken from the list for the reaso
set forth in the affidavit and the aud
tor was instructed to make the prope
entry on said tax list.
Lawson Goodale fled affidavit Sc
, ting forth the facts that in 1886 he WI
, assessed with personal property
Canton township, and said atfidav
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kind was owned by him that was sui
= ieet to taxation in said township Il
;, the year 1886. On motion the auditc
! was instructed to strike said tax fro
the tax list. ,...
A certified copy of petition prese1
s ted to the Turner County Board as]
ing for road on the county line b
tween Turner county and Linco]
;, county was presented to the Linco
county board. The board decided
: write to the Turner county board
0 ascertain what action had been take
I in the matter.
On motion adjourned At 6 o'clot
p. m. to meet at 9 o'clock next day.
: FRIDAY NOV. II.
r Board met in the morning pursua
8 to adjournment, full board presen
. The various precincts in the coun
having delivered the poll books as +
y quired by law. The board adjourn'
8 as board of county commissioners
j. meet again at2 o'clock p. m. tt
+ county commissioners and ooun
:. auditor then organized Is canvas
" ing board to canvass the returns
l. required by law. The result of I
9 canvass is as follows: